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To: stfassisi
Matt. 5:26,18:34; Luke 12:58-59 – Jesus teaches us, “Come to terms with your opponent or you will be handed over to the judge and thrown into prison.

Parables teaching particular point, not commentaries about the afterlife and its make up.

Matt. 5:48 - Jesus says, "be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect." We are only made perfect through purification, and in Catholic teaching, this purification, if not completed on earth, is continued in a transitional state we call purgatory.

Talks about being perfect. Your extrapolation as a reference to Purgatory, while creative, is utterly ridiculous.

Matt. 12:32 – Jesus says, “And anyone who says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but no one who speaks against the Holy Spirit will be forgiven either in this world or in the next.” Jesus thus clearly provides that there is forgiveness after death.

More nonsense. Your conclusion makes absolutely no sense.

Luke 12:47-48; Luke 16:19-31

More parables. They were used to make specific points about specific topics. They teach very good lessons about the topics the Lord intended to teach about. Using them beyond his intention is nothing more than opportunism.

1 Cor. 15:29-30

An odd verse to be sure, but doesn't discuss Purgatory in any way.

Phil. 2:10

Did you simply pull random verses that talk about the final judgment? This has nothing to do with anything other than Christ's supremacy over all creation.

2 Tim. 1:16-18 - Onesiphorus is dead but Paul asks for mercy on him “on that day.

WRONG. Paul asks for mercy on the HOUSE of Onesiphorus. Your omission is incredulous!

And so on, and so forth... You have ABSOLUTELY NO SCRIPTURAL SUPPORT for Purgatory.

You do, however, have non-Scriptural support with Maccabbees and Baruch. Again, this perverse concept is the main reason the RCC added these non-inspired books to their bible.

231 posted on 01/29/2007 2:53:50 PM PST by pjr12345
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To: pjr12345
Your Scripture interpretations are your own or at best 500 years old.

I,ll bet more than half of your Scripture interpretations would differ with the mass protestant confusion of 40,000 plus and growing denominations .

I,ll stick with the Church that has produced a whole host of Saintly Children and clearly and consistently interpreted Scripture through 2000 years.
That Bible that you seem to want to worship came out of that same Catholic Church!
248 posted on 01/29/2007 3:11:27 PM PST by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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